I would like to officially introduce myself to the M3POST community. I recently purchased my first BMW, a 2008 6MT SILVERSTONE II M3 with all the extras. Ive had it for a couple of months now and I love the car. Ive been following this forum for a while and got a lot of inspiration from you guys. I've had to get the rear windshield and the two rear windows re-tinted because it was too dark to pass a registration inspection as I bought the car from interstate. The only thing that I've done besides that is Opti-Coat Paint Protection.
I took a few photos today with my iPhone and they didn't come out too bad so I thought I would post them up.

Some minor mods I plan on doing are:
- Dtec V9's Angel Eyes (on order)
- Painting the stock muffler matte black for a more stealth look
- Replacing the center console and rear cup holders as they have a few
minor scratches.

As time goes on I'm sure I will be tempted into a few other upgrades(which I told myself and my misses that I wouldn't be doing ) such as:
- Darker tint
- LCI tail lights
- Front lip & Rear Diffuser (I like the look of the Vorsteiner but I still need to do more research)
- Exhaust (probably just mufflers as I'm getting old....ish)
- EDIT New Shoes

I got my interior all looking schmick again . I bought a center console in perfect condition from "aussiem3". He is a top bloke and was very helpful, explained to me how to replace the console. It wasn't too difficult at all once somebody explained it to me.

Now im just waiting for my rear cup holders from ECS and my Dtec 9.5s AE. (hopefully they will be here soon).

I also bought a Leatherique Rejuvenation kit, I've heard some great reviews about this product and can't wait to use it. Now I just need a nice 25+ degree day.

I got my interior all looking schmick again . I bought a center console in perfect condition from "aussiem3". He is a top bloke and was very helpful, explained to me how to replace the console. It wasn't too difficult at all once somebody explained it to me.

Now im just waiting for my rear cup holders from ECS and my Dtec 9.5s AE. (hopefully they will be here soon).

I also bought a Leatherique Rejuvenation kit, I've heard some great reviews about this product and can't wait to use it. Now I just need a nice 25+ degree day.

Glad it all worked well for you, and thank you for your compliments. Leatherique is a great product ands you cannot go wrong. I use Lux flakes for my regular cleaning. Mix a tablespoon full with some warm water and wipe down the seats. It's very effective and harmless on the nappa leather on our cars. Then apply a conditioner.

I was planning to paint my rear muffler matte black to hide the ugly orange marks until the boss lets me get a new exhaust. Before painting it I decided to see if I could clean it up with sandpaper and some exhaust polish. I'm quite pleased with the results. It still could use a bit more sanding inside the grooves but it started raining so I had to call it a day. No paint needed.

I was planning to paint my rear muffler matte black to hide the ugly orange marks until the boss lets me get a new exhaust. Before painting it I decided to see if I could clean it up with sandpaper and some exhaust polish. I'm quite pleased with the results. It still could use a bit more sanding inside the grooves but it started raining so I had to call it a day. No paint needed.

I was planning to paint my rear muffler matte black to hide the ugly orange marks until the boss lets me get a new exhaust. Before painting it I decided to see if I could clean it up with sandpaper and some exhaust polish. I'm quite pleased with the results. It still could use a bit more sanding inside the grooves but it started raining so I had to call it a day. No paint needed.

Yes i'm doing this 2/year too and keep it's clean !

Yes I think I will be doing the same! Looks much better after a clean.

We finally had some decent weather today it was 25degrees so I decided to try out the Leatherique rejuvenation kit. My interior was in pretty good shape it only looks like the drivers seat has been used. I got home at around 3pm today and decided to apply the rejuvenation oil to my interior. I'm leaving the oil on overnight and all day tomorrow. I used about a quarter of a 500ml bottle for the whole car (I'm not sure if I was meant to apply more) but I totally covered the seats and leather interior. Tomorrow night I will do the final step with the Pristine Clean.

This is a picture of the interior before and during the process.
(Sorry about the crappy quality pics)

I waited 24 hours, buffed off the Rujevenation Oil with a wet rag and then applied the Pristine Clean. This stuff seems pretty good and leaves a nice matt finnish. Overall I think my seats look pretty good, I'm not sure if you can see any difference but in person they definately look better then before.

Overall I think Leatherique is a good product but ITS A LOT OF WORK. A little bit too much for my liking( I was sweating my balls off on a 25 degree mild Autumn day.(I would hate to be doing this in the middle of summer)In the future I think I might just go over the seats with the Pristine Clean although people swear by the Rejuvenation Oil. Other people have different opinions saying that the oil doesn't get absorbed by the leather on newer cars (http://www.autopia.org/forum/topic/1...-for-how-long/) Check out Deanski's and other peoples comments).

I've heard great things about the Leatherique products, and was going to purchase some next.

I am currently using Final Inspection Leather Clean and Leather Feed.

I am yet to find any leather clean/feed products that do not involve sweating your balls off in the back of your car to cover every nook and cranny of leather. Its a b1tch of a job, and thank fcuk its only really required every 6-12months